💮third💮
The rest of the day ended well for Kei, not only did he have fun talking to Koharu at the rooftop earlier, his servant seemed to have returned to her usual behavior when she nodded at him earlier.
Right after classes ended, the blonde approached his servant who is currently busy keeping her things inside her bag, "Oi busu, let's go to the gym" he tugged her ponytailed hair.
The ravenette looked up, feeling her heart beat uncontrollably as she stared at her master's face. The way she feels whenever he's around and whenever she looked at him, was enough that she's falling for him deeply. Even though she knew that his love would always belong to Koharu, she still let herself fall. "...sure goshujin, let's go get Koharu-san too.." she beamed and got up from her seat, bag slung on her shoulders.
Tsukishima shook his head and grabbed her wrists, ushering her out of the classroom. "We're going ahead" he states, still holding her hand.
Instead of asking why, Hikaru just smiled and gladly nodded, enjoying the warmth from the blonde's hand. Wondering if he could hear her rampaging heart as he held her. Hikaru admired the way his short hair looks styled sloppily but she once caught him anxiously fixing it before they arrived at the gym.
She found it adorable that he's being very conscious of his appearance, though it wasn't for her. "..Ne, goshujin..?" Hikaru called out. The blonde hummed as he lead them to the court. "...are you planning to confess to Koharu-san, soon..?" she questioned.
Tsukishima chuckled, barely audible. The corner of his lips falling down into a frown, "I wouldn't dare" he replied. "So stop asking busu"
Hikaru felt guilty as a sense of relief from his answer came over her. Why is she feeling so relieved by the fact that he wasn't going to tell Koharu? For starters, Hikaru wished for it not to happen deep inside her heart. She wished that he wouldn't get together with her. She wished that Koharu would break the blonde's heart and Hikaru will step in to mend him. "...aren't I the worst..?" she whispered under her breath, careful not to let the blonde overhear.
Soon enough, the pair reached the club room all the while Tsukishima made fun of the bag under Hikaru's eyes. They came across the third years, gathering inside the gymnasium and decided to take a look. "Suga-san, Daichi-san and Asahi-san, what brings you here?" Asked the blonde, walking closer to the group.
Hikaru gulped a forming lump in her throat, her palms sweating which she found disgusting, as she hid behind the tall frame of her master. She mentally cursed seeing new faces again, and not to mention that they're tall and look like giants from Hikaru's perspective.
Daichi approached his junior, patting him on the shoulder with a friendly grin on his face, "Oh, Tsukishima, have you been well?"he asked, motioning the other two to come closer. "We just paid you guys a visit" Daichi added.
"Yo Tsukishima"Asahi greeted simply and patted Tsukishima on the shoulder.
Sugawara stood in front of the boy and grabbed him by the neck to ruffle his hair repeatedly, "You look so stiff Tsukishima! Didn't you miss us?" Koshi beamed, and let go of the boy.
"Definitely not" Kei grumbled . The blonde sighed and fixed his hair and glasses, all the while Hikaru tried to stifle from behind him. He turned to her briefly and mouthed, "Shut up busu" before facing his seniors again.
Of course it didn't escape Sugawara's line of sight and so he swiftly got behind Tsukishima and faced Hikaru with a smile and his hands put forward. "Konnichiwa, are you Tsukishima's girlfriend?" The boy grinned from ear to ear, his gray hair swayed as he tilted his head sideways.
Hikaru opened her mouth to talk, and boy was she glad that a sound went through, "...no..." she replied barely audible, all the while Tsukishima watched the three introduce themselves to his servant. Feeling a bit uneasy watching from the side.
Koshi did an "o" shape with his mouth and put forth a hand, "You don't have to be so nervous around me. I'm Sugawara Koshi, I graduated here last march" the boy chirped.
Hesitantly, Hikaru accepted and shook his hand awkwardly, a bit intimidated on how wide his smile and how friendly he is. She wasn't used to these kind of people, she preferred the silent yet snappy types because they're a lot cool with things. In simple terms, Kei. "...nice to meet you Sugawara-san. My name is Izayoi Hikaru. A second year..." answered the girl.
"Oi Daichi, introduce yourself to Izayoi!"the ravenette almost slapped herself when Sugawara called another one, completely comfortable calling her by her name.
He has jet black hair just like hers and seemed like the nice kind of guy. Hikaru felt her tensed shoulders relax for a bit even after getting approached by him. Daichi put forth a hand and a smile, "Sawamura Daichi, former captain of these guys. Nice to meet you, Izayoi-san"
Hikaru shook his hand with a subtle smile on her face, "...a pleasure, Sawamura-san..." the ravenette says as his large rough hands held hers briefly, "..please call me Hikaru.." Hikaru added.
"Then you can just call me Daichi-san, Hikaru" Daichi smiled, patting you on the head.
Then lastly, came another tall boy towering over you, his hair tied back and looking more like an adult than the two. Hikaru couldn't help but get nervous but as soon as he spoke, all her worries melted away. "Azumane Asahi desu, um, nice to meet you Hikaru—I mean Izayoi-san, I'm sorry, I'm very sorry for calling you by your first name!" he apologized and bowed down in front of the ravenette.
Hikaru couldn't help but laugh at his flustered reaction, "It's fine Azumane-san, I don't mind. Please raise your head.." she ushered him to pick himself up.
The third years spent their time getting to know Hikaru, even knowing the circumstances between her and Tsukishima. All they could do is laugh and say, "That's so like him" meanwhile the blonde himself couldn't help but get red in embarrassment from his seniors.
Soon enough, the others gathered in the court. Hinata and Kageyama both said hi to Hikaru and their seniors before heading to the storage room to go set the net and get the ball cart. Meanwhile, Yamaguchi and Yachi got busy tidying up the whole gym before practice starts. Before long, the other members arrived and helped.
Tsukishima pulled Hikaru away from the others, walking with her to the clubroom. "Place my bag inside my locker, busu" says the blonde shoving his bag on the girl's arms.
The ravenette didn't mind and even nodded with a smile. "Are you going somewhere, goshujin?" Hikaru curiously asked, seeing her master quickly turning his back on her in a hurry.
Not bothering to turn back and answer, the blonde just nodded, "I'll go fetch Haru" he replied and quickly descended the stairs and began to ran.
Hikaru pursed her lips, the gleeful expression on her face faded. What did I expect? Of course he'd go running to her again. She thought, and proceeded to go inside the classroom, when she almost stepped on the mp3 dropped on the ground. The ravenette immediately knew who it belonged to and was about to slip it inside his bag.
But then, her eyes lit up. She could just run after him and give it back, then she'll have another reason to walk with him again, although it's a minus that Koharu's there it didn't matter since all she wanted is to be near her master. The ravenette dashed as fast as she could to try and catch up to the blonde, his mp3 in hand.
Her short locks slowly came undone because of how she bounced as she ran, and soon enough she caught up with him. "Goshu—" she quickly withdrawed, hiding behind a corner, seeing her master bumping into Nishinoya.
"Sorry Noya-san. Is Haru-senpai still in the room?" asked the tall boy, not forgetting to apologise.
Yū looked up to him, "Yes. She is." he stated, tone flat. "Ne Tsukishima" Nishinoya called out before his junior walked too far ahead.
The blonde turned his head to face his senpai, "Yes?"
"Can I ask you something?" says Yū, clenching his fist.
Hikaru had a bad feeling on how this is going to end up. She knew that all the while Koharu spent her time unwinding with them, Nishinoya's frustration built up. Of course, Tsukishima knew whatever it is that Yū was going to ask. And he knew all of the answers to it. "Sure. Go ahead senpai"
"Why is Koharu like that to me?" asked Nishinoya, his brows furrowed.
The blonde hesitated, and Hikaru knew all the reasons why. If he answered the boy's question, it'd just help them get back together. Tsukishima likes Koharu as much as Yū adored Kiyoko-san before. Hikaru knew that her master found the girl interesting and very very amusing, until one day he just realized himself that he likes her. But he was too late because Nishinoya already had the girl's heart from the beginning. Tsukishima knew he didn't stand a chance. And so, he gave the thought up and would bitterly complain whenever they spoke of the topic.
However, this happened. Koharu wanted to get away from Yū. Koharu depended on the boy. And Hikaru knew that was everything he wanted that. Tsukishima yearned to be depended on by the girl. And this is his chance to be everything in Koharu's life. Maybe he could change her mind. Maybe he could make the girl like him. Maybe he could finally be the girl's partner and boyfriend.
And telling Nishinoya the truth would be the end of his dreams. And so, he was torn. But a voice deep inside him kept telling him that he'll regret not telling the boy the truth. The voice kept telling him not to do what he wanted. But I'll lose Haru before I even had her. That was his reasoning. But despite all of the war inside him, Tsukishima decided to be honest, Tsukishima decided to tell the truth, Tsukishima decided to let the girl go back where she belongs. And that place was certainly not with him.
It was with this man. It's with Nishinoya Yū.
"Haru told me that you lied to her, Noya-san. She told me that she would never be enough for someone like you. Why did you do that Noya-san?" Tsukishima said, confusing his senior who was standing in front of him.
Nishinoya's brows furrowed, "I don't remember lying to her Tsukishima. What are you talking about?" asked the small boy, eager to know.
Tsukishima sighed before leaning his back against the wall near a window, "Last week. At the storage room. You were talking to Sugawara-san right?"
"Yes. What does that have to do with this?" asked Nishinoya, still thinking how that lead to their problem.
"You said something to Suga-san right? Your girlfriend heard that. Or should I say ex-girlfriend?" Tsukishima replied, a mocking expression on his face.
"I still don't get it"
The blonde boy heaved a sigh, "She told me that you broke your deal. The part where you promised you'd tell her if you still liked someone...or if you still like Kiyoko-san" Kei stated, finally giving away the last and final clue. Even Hikaru got shocked that something bad really is going on, she couldn't believe that Nishinoya would be that kind of person.
"K-Koharu. She heard it wrong. It's all wrong Tsukishima. I need to talk to her" said Nishinoya before running with all his might back to their room, hoping that Koharu is still there, leaving the blonde boy alone in the hallway.
Tsukishima sighed to himself before walking back to Karasuno's gym. Now he really lost the chance to be together with her. The boy smiled bitterly to himself, until someone tapped him on the shoulder.
The blonde turned his head to look at the person, and it turns out it was the black haired servant of his. "Busu"
Noticing how she was starimg at his with a small smile on her face, "What?" he rudely asked.
Hikaru paid no attention to his tone of voice, "....you know, I just realized that you can be nice sometimes...." says the girl, and gave the boy a meek smile.
Tsukishima was surprised by the unexpected comment of the girl, so instead of answering he just clicked his tongue and walked together side by side. The silence between them had that feeling of comfort for both Hikaru and Kei. It was as if the mere presence of each other calmed them.
Subconsciously, Hikaru slipped her hand into his, intertwining her fingers with his long slender ones. She heard it all, and knew how hurt the boy is right now. The least she could do is forget being shy and be of help for the boy she liked. "Ne, goshujin"she called out.
The blonde snapped out of his trance, feeling the warmth of her small fingers on his hands, only realizing that she's holding his hand. It brought a smile on Kei's face, the heaviness of his heart lessened as he fixed his hold and grabbed on to her properly. "What?" He replied, keeping his gaze up front.
A blush spread on Hikaru's cheeks, feeling how he held her firmly. Mustering up her courage she asked, "Can I call by your name?" It's quite a desperate move to see a smile on his face, and it surely didn't fail.
The ravenette saw how the sides of his lips curled up, "Suit yourself"
Hikaru couldn't be happier, "Then, I hope you don't mind me," she trailed meeting his honey colored eyes, "Kei"
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💮notes💮
A long chapter to make up for the late update uwuuuu.
Enjoy!
💮N&N / yzzabella💮